Trinity 17

In the Name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?” Such was the absurd question that the Lord Jesus had to pose to the Pharisees to point out how far their self-righteousness standards had grown to govern how they thought of other people and how it crowded out of them true, humble godliness and the fundamental characteristic of the law: to love. They had inverted the heart of God’s law, that is, to love God and to love neighbor, in order that they may be loved above allRead More →

✠ Psalmody: Psalm 119:137, 124a; 1; Psalm 33:12, 6; Psalm 115:11; Daniel 9:4, 17a, 19b; Psalm 76:11–12 ✠ Lection: Proverbs 25:6–14; Ephesians 4:1–6; Luke 14:1–11 In the Name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. We all want the world to be a better place, or at least a good place, which would mean a betterment of it if we see we’re not there yet. Unfortunately, though, many an idea of better originates in the sinful heart of fallen man and are focused on what each individual person deems and wants his better world to be like. Hence, we returnRead More →